Machine for mounting shoes on lasts



v N c. o. NORMANDY. MACHINE FOR MOUNTING SHOES 0N LASTS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY161 1917 1,430,025; Patented Sept. 26, 1922.

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oans at as CHARLES O. NORMANDY, MALDEN, HASSACI-IUSETTQ, AfiSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- ,MENTS, TO UNITED SHOE MACHINERY CORPORATION, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY,

A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

MACHINE FOR MOUNTING SHOES ON LASTS.

Application filed July 16, 191 7 SerialNo. 180,861.

To all whom it ma'y conoe m Be it knownthat 1, CHARLES 0. Non- MA'NDY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Maiden, in thecounty of Middlesex and State of lliassachusetts, have invented certain Improvements in Machines for Mounting Shoes on Lasts, of which the following description in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like reference characters onthe drawings indicating like parts in the several figures.

T his invention relates to machines for use in the manufacture of boots and shoes for mounting shoes on lasts. Since machines of this class are of particular utility in the manufacture of turn shoes, the invention is herein illustrated and described init-s ap;

plication to the manufacture of shoes of this type; but it will be evident that in various aspects the invention involves novel features of utility irrespective of the particular type'of the shoe. i

. lnthe manufacture of turn shoes the shoe is nrst lasted with the materials wrong side out, after which the last is removed, the shoe is turned topresent the materials right side out and the last is again inserted. Since the final shape of the shoe depends, in large measure, upon operations subsequent to the re-insertion oi": the last, it is important that the last be fully inserted in the shoe and seated firmly against the heel seat portion 01": the sole; lit has been the practice heretofore for the operator, after forcing the. last into the shoe as far as'possible by hand, usually with. the aid of some tool such as a shoe horn, to strike several blows upon the top of the last while holding the shoe and the last in one hand, in order to set the last in the shoe and iforce it :lirinly against the heel seat. It is also the usual practice, after the in sertion of the last in the shoe, to beat the heel seat portion of the sole in order to contorm it to the contour of the bottom of the last, and this operation likewise is frequently performed by the use of a hand tool.

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vide a machine by the use of which lasts may be firmly seated in shoes in a rapid, effective and uniform manner With compare tively little exertion on the part of the operator. To this end, a feature of the invention consists in an organization comprising means for imparting to a last and alshoe in which it is partially inserted a series of relative movements in a direction to force the'last firmly into the shoe. In the embodiment of the invention herein shown a'tool is provided for engagement with the top of the heel end portion of the last, together with means for imparting a series or percussional impulses to the tool in the direction of the heel seat of the shoe. The tool is so'positioned "as to enable the operator to hold the'shoe inhis hand while presenting the shoe and the last inposition to cause the last to be forced into the shoe; and in order to assist the relative movement'of the shoe and. the last at the heel portion without anydanger of wrinkling that portion of the upper which is adjacent to the heel seat, the operator will preferably clasp the upper'with one hand about of the invention is to be recognized in the combination of shoe engaging means and last engaging means with mechanism for effecting a series of relative movements of said -means to seat the last firmly 1n the It is a further object of the invention to provide means for shaping the sole of a shoe to the contour of the bottom of the To this end the invention as illustrated provides a mold for engaginga portion of the sole, with means for effecting ing a series of relative movements of the mold and the lasttoshape the sole between them. In the construction shown the mold is shaped for engagement with the heel seat portion of the sole and co-operates with a reciproratory last engaging tool which imparts to the last a series of impulses toward the mold. The construction thus affords means for simultaneously seating the last firmly in the shoe and shaping the heel seat portion of the sole to the bottom of the last, and eliminates the necessity for the usual beating of the heel seat.

The above and other features of the invention, including certain details of construction and combinations of parts, will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings and pointed out in tlte claims.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation of a machine in which the invention is embodied, showing a shoe and a last in position to be operated upon by the last engaging tool.

Fig. 2 is a view in front elevation of a portion of the machine including the last engaging tool, with a part of the casing removed, and c Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the shoe supporting means shown in Fig. l.

'I he machine comprises a standard 2 having bearings for a horizontal shaft 4 which is driven from a belt pulley 6 and is provided at one end with a circular holder 8 on which are mounted an annular series of rol. s 10, the holder and rolls being covered with a casing comprising a detachable part 12. Mounted for vertical reciprocatory movement in the casing is a tool 14 having a lower end portion suitably shaped for engagement with the top of the heel end portion of a last. The upper end portion of the tool 14 is arranged to be engaged by the rolls 10 to cause the rolls to impart a series of downward percussional impulses to the tool as the shaft 4 is rotated. The tool. is normally maintained by gravity with its upper end portion below the path of movement of the rolls, a stop 16 being positioned in a slot 18 in the tool to limit its downward movement. Downward impulses are imparted to the tool when it is raised into operative relation to the rolls 10 by upward pressure of a last against its lower end. An adjustable stop 20 is positioned to be engaged by a lug 22 on the tool to limit the movement of the tool toward the rolls 10 and thus determine the extent of perative movement of the tool. An additional guide for the tool 14 is provided by means of a depending casing 24 which encircles the lower portion of the tool, this casing serving also to guard against engagement of the operators hands with the tool, particularly when the machine is operating upon very small shoes. The casing 24 terminates at such a distance from the lower end of the tool as to permit effective reciprocatory movement of the tool in engagement with the last without interference between the last and the casing. 4

The machine is further provided with shoe supporting means comprising a block 26 the upper surface of which is shaped in conformity to the desired shape of the heel seat portion of the sole of the shoe, the block 26 thus constituting a mold for the heel seat. The block 26 is mounted upon a supporting plate 28, the connection between the block and the plate comprising a pin 30 on the plate which engages in a hole in the block and permits the block to be adjusted about the pin as an axis into different posi tions to suit the convenience of different operators. In order to maintain the block in adjusted position on the plate the block is provided with a curved T-slot 32 which is engaged by the head of a bolt 34 on the plate to clamp the block to the plate. The plate 28 is arranged to be lifted by means of a treadle 36 pivoted at 38 on the frame 2, the connections between the treadle and the plate including a rod 40 which is vertically movable in a bearing formed in a lug 42 on the frame, a set screw 44 being provided for engagement in a slot in the rod in order to prevent the rod from turning.

Pinned to the upper end of the rod above the lug 42 is a tubular sleeve 46 within which is received the lower end portion of a rod 48 which depends from the plate 28. Mounted to turn on an enlargement of the rod 48 above the sleeve 46 is asleeve 50 which is provided with an upper cam surface 52 inclined relatively to the axis of the rod and arranged for engagement with a correspondingly inclined surface on a sleeve member 53 which depends from the plate 28. It will be evident that with this construction turning movement of the sleeve member 50 serves, by the co-operative engagement of the respective cam surfaces of the members 50 and 53, to vary the altitude of the plate 28 and the mold 26 relatively to the rod 40, turning movement of the rod 48 relatively to the sleeve 46 being prevented by a set screw 54 which is mounted in the sleeve 46 and engages in a vertical slot in the rod 48. In order to permit adjustment of the mold to be readily effected for varying the normal distance between the mold and the tool 14 for different sizes of shoes, the member 50 is provided with a handle 56, and mounted in this handle is a spring held pawl 58 which is arranged to engage a ratchet 60 mounted on the upper end of the sleeve member 46 to maintain the parts in the desired adjusted relation. When it is desired to lower the mold relatively to the rod 40, the pawl 58 may be retracted from engagement with the ratchet 60. by means of a pin 62.

The connection between the rod to and the treadle 36 includes a spring ea which encircles the lower end portion ofthe rod and abuts at its upper end against a casing mem her 66 which is clamped to the rod and e tends downward over the spring. The low r end of the spring 64 bears upon a nut 68 which is adjustably mounted on a short sleeve member 70 vertically movable in a bearing in a lug 72 on the frame, the member 70 being connected to the treadle 36 by means of lmks 74:. A reduced lower end portion of the rod 40 extends through the sleeve 70 and is provided at its lower end with a nut 76 arranged to abut againstthe lower end of the sleeve. The spring 64 is thus held under compression between the casing 66 which is clamped on the rod a0 and the nut 68 which is mounted on the sleeve 70, the nut 7 6 serving to limit the expansion of the spring. By adjustment of the nut 68 on the sleeve 70 the tension of the spring can be Varied.

Normally the mold'26 is maintained in its lowered position with the lower end of the sleeve member 46 resting upon the upper surface of the lug 42. In order to raise the mold to its operative position the operator depresses the treadle 36, thereby elevating the rod 40 through the connections including the links 74 which co-operate with the treadle to form a toggle. When the shoe support is raised the links M and the rear portion of the treadle member36 extend in substantially parallel relation to the rod 40 and thus relieve the operator from any substantial. strain incident to downward pressure upon the shoe support. During the operation of the machine upon the work the spring 64L permits the shoe support to yield to some extent against the impulses of the operating tool.

In using the machine the operator first inserts the last in the shoe in the customary manner, forcing the heel end portion toward the bottom of the shoe as far as hecan conveniently do so by hand, usually with the aid of some suit-able tool such as a shoe horn. He then presents the shoe and the last in the position illustrated in 1 with the top of the heel portion of the last in engagement with the tool, and presses the work upwardly to cause the tool to be open ated by the rolls 10 with percussional iiupulses directed downwardly in the direction of the heel seat 01" the shoe. During this operation he preferably clasps the shoe about. the heel end as shown. in Fig. 'l to assist the operation of the tool in forcing the last into the shoe. After the last has been forced in this manner substantially into engagement with the sole at the heel seat, the operator depresses the treadle 36 and raises the mold 26 into engagement with the heel seat portion of the sole. is thus continued in position to receive the impulses of the tool let while the mold presses upwardly against the sole, and in this manner the heel seat portion of the sole is shaped between the mold and the bottom oi the last. the spring (i l serving to hold the mold against the shoe with a yielding pressure. The operator is thus enabled with a little eii'ort upon his part, to cause the last to be firmly seated in the shoe in preparation for subsequent operations upon the shoe and also to cause theheel seat to be shaped as required in conformity to the contour of the last.

Having described the invention, what ll claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the Unites Eltates is:

A machine of the class described ha ing, in combination, means for engaging a last partially inserted in a shoe, and means constructed and arranged to impart a series of impulses to said last engaging means in a direction to force the last into the shoe.

2. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a tool constructed and arranged for en 'algen'ient with the heel portion of a last partially inserted in a shoe, and means constructed to impart a series of percussional impulses to saidtool in a direction to force the last into the shoe.

3. A machine of the class described having, in combination a toolconstructed and arranged for engagement with the top :liace of the heel portion last in a shoe, and means constructed to impart a series of impulses to said tool in the direction of the heel seat. i

a. A machine of .the class described. haw ing, in combination, a last en aging tool,

and means constructed to impart series oi reciprocatory movements to said tool, the tool being arranged to pe mit an operator to present a shoe anda last i ith the top face of the last in engagement with the tool while positioning the shoe by holding it i b one hand about the upper at the heel end of the last.

5. A machine of the class ie-scribed having in con'ibination, a tool constructed for engagement with last in a shoe, and operating means for imparting to the tool a series o'l percussional impulses in the direction of the heel seat oi the shoe, said tool being supported normally in inoperat' e lation to said operating means ant. movable in response to pressure oi the last into positionto be operated by said means. Y

6. iii machine of the class described haw ing in combination a last engaging tool, operating means for imparting a series of percussional impulses to said tool, and means for supporting the tool normally in The last idle position while permitting it to be moved in response to pressure of the last into position to receive said impulses, the tool being arranged to permit an operator to present a shoe and a last with the top or the last in engagement with the tool in the line ot its operative movement While holding the shoe with one hand about the upper at the heel end of the last.

l. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means constructed and arranged to impart a series of impulses to the heel portion of last in a shoe in the direction of the bottom oi the shoe, and means for supporting the shoe against the pressure of the last.

8. A. machine or the class described having. in combination, a tool tor engagii'ig the top face or the heel portion of a last in a shoe, a support for the heel portion of the sole ot the shoe, and means constructed and arranged to etiect a series of relative reciprocatory movements of said tool and support in transverse relation to the plane of the heel seat.

9. A machine of the class described having. in combination, co-operating members constructed'and arranged for continuous engagement respectively with a last and with the bottom of a shoe positioned between them, and means constructed and arranged to eiltect relative reciprocatory ll'lOVQlDGIl'tS at said members in transverse relation to the plane of the shoe bottom.

10. A machine of the class described having, in combination, co-operating members constructed and arranged tor continuous engagement respectively with the top of the heel portion of a last in a shoe and with the heel. seat portion of the sole of the shoe, and means for imparting a series of percussional impulses to one of said members While the other member supports the work against the thrust of said first member.

11. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a tool for engaging a last in a shoe, means for imparting a series of percussional impulses to said tool when the tool is moved by the last into operative relation to said means, and means for holding the shoe and the last in position to cause the tool to be operated.

12. A machine of the class described comprising, in combination, a. support for a shoe, a member to engage a last in said shoe, and a cam to pound said member against the last.

13. A machine of the class described comprising, in combination, a support for a shoe, a member to engage a last in said shoe, a cam in alinement with said member, and means to impart relative movement to said member and said cam to bring them into engagement so that the cam will pound said member against the last.

14. A machine of the class described comprising, in combination, a member to engage the top of a last in a shoe, and a cam in alinement therewith, so arranged that pressure of the last against said member will move it into engagement with the cam, to cause the cam to pound it against the last.

15. A machine of the class described comprising, in combination, a mold to shape the heel seat of a shoe, a member to engage the top of a last in a shoe on said mold, and a cam to pound said member against the last to force the heel seat of the shoe against the mold.

16. A machine of the class described comprising, in combination, a tool for engaging the top of the heel portion of a last in a shoe, and a beater roll to pound said tool against the last.

17. A machine of the class described having, in combination, cooperating members constructed and arranged respectively for engagement with a last in a shoe and for engagement with the sole of the shoe to mold the sole, and means for imparting to one of said members percussional impulses in a direction toward and transverse to the plane of the sole.

18. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a tool for engaging the top of a last in a shoe, a mold for shaping a portion of the sole, and means for imparting a series of percussional impulses to said toolin a direction toward the sole of the shoe while the shoe is supported by i said mold.

19. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a mold for shaping the heel seat portion of the sole of a shoe constructed and arranged to support a shoe with a last therein, and means constructed to impart a series of impulses to the last in the direction of the mold to cause the heel seat to be shaped between the mold and the last.

20. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for engaging a last in a shoe, means for engaging the bottom of the shoe, and means for confining the last and the shoe between said last engaging means and shoe engaging means under yielding pressure and for effecting relative reciprocatory movements of the last engaging means and the shoe engaging means in transverse relation to the plane of the shoe bottom.

21. A machine for completing the insertion of lasts in shoes having, in combination, means constructed to impart a series of impulses to the rear portion of a last in a shoe in the direction of the bottom of the shoe, and means for yieldingly supporting the bottom of the heel portion of the shoe against the pressure of the last, both said means being arranged to leave the forepart of the shoe unobstructed.

22. A machine of the class described haw ing, in combination, a tool for engaging the top of a last in a shoe, means for imparting percussional impulses to said tool, and means for engaging the bottom of the shoe and for yieldingly supporting the shoe against the impulses of the tool.

23. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a tool for engaging the top of a last in a shoe, means for imparting a series of percussional impulses to said tool in the direction 01"- the bottom of the shoe, a mold for the sole of the shoe, and means for confining the shoe and the last between said tool and mold under yielding pressure.

24. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a tool for engaging a last in a shoe, means for imparting a series of percussional impulses to. said tool, the tool-being movable in response to pressure of the last into operative relation to said means, means for supporting the shoe against the thrust of the tool, and means for moving said supporting means toward the tool.

25. A machine of the class described, having, in combination, a tool for engaging the top of a last in a shoe, means for imparting a series of repeated movements to said toolin the direction of the bottom of the shoe, and a mold for shaping the heel seat portion of the sole of the shoe, said mold being movable into or out of position to support the shoe in operative relation. to said tool.

26. A machine of the class described, having, in combination, a reciprocatory tool, constructed and arranged to engage the top of a last, means for imparting a series of repeated impulses to said tool, and a shoe support movable into or out of position to support a shoe and a last with the top of the last in engagement with said tool.

27. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a reciprocatory tool for engaging the top of a last in a shoe, power operated means for imparting a series of repeated impulses to said tool, means for engaging the bottom of the shoe, and manual means for effecting a relative movement of approach of said tool and shoe engaging means.

28. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a reciprocatory tool for engaging the top of a last in a shoe,

means for imparting a series of repeated impulses to said tool, a shoe support, and means for moving said support rectilinearly toward the tool from a normal idle position into an operative shoe engaging position.

29. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a tool for engaging the top ofa last in a shoe, sans for imparting a series of repeated in vements to said tool in the direction of the bottom of the shoe,

a shoe support, and treadle operated means for moving said support toward the tool and controlling by said movement of the support the series of movements of the tool.

80. A machine of the class described having, in combination, tool for eugap" 1g the topv of a last in a shoe, mechanism :ror imparting a series of impulses to said tool in a direction toward the bottom of the shoe, and shoe supporting means movable toward and from the tool and including a spring arranged to yield under the in'ipulses of said tool and thereafter, through the last, return the tool toimpulse receiving position.

31. A machine of the class described hav ing, in combination, a tool for engaging the top of the heel portion of a last in a shoe, mechanism for pounding said tool in the direction of the bottom or the shoe. a mold for engaging the heel seat portion of the sole of the shoe, and manually operated means for moving the mold toward the tool including a spring arranged to support the mold yieldingly against the pressure of the shoe.

32. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a reciprocatory tool @1- engaging, tl e top ot a last in a shoe, power means for imparting series'ofra peated impulses to said tool, support for the bottom of the shoe, said tool and support being normally separated a suitable distance to permit a shoe and a last to be introduced between them, manual means for eiiecting relative movement or approach of said tool and support, and means for varying the normal distance between the tool and support.

A machine 01" the class described having, in combination. a tool for engaging the top of a last in a shoe, mechanism for im parting a series of rapid movements to said tool in the direction of the bottom oi the shoe, a support for the bottom of the shoe, said support beingmovable toward and from the tool, from normal idle position into an operative shoe engaging position, and means for varying the normal distance between the support and the tool.

A machine of the class described having, in combination, a tool for engaging the top of a last in a shoe, means for imparting a series of movements to said tool in the direction of the bottom of the shoe, a shoe sup port comprising a member for engaging the bottom of the shoe, manual means for moving said member toward the tool, and means for eilecting a relative adjusfinent between said member and manual means to vary the normal distance between said member and the tool.

35. A machine for completing the insertion 01 lasts in shoes, having, in combination, a support for a shoe, a member to engage a last partially inserted in a shoe, and means to vibrate said member against the last to pound the last into the shoe.

36. A machine of the class described hav ing, in combination, co-operating means con structed and arranged for engagement respectively with a last partially inserted in a shoe and with the shoe, and mechanism for imparting to one of said means a series of percussional impulses to complete the foreing of the last into the shoe while said other means supports the work against said int pulses.

37. A machine of the class described hav ing, in combination, a tool constructed for engagement with the top of a last in a shoe, means for imparting to said tool a series of impulses in the direction of the heel seat of the shoe, the tool being arranged to permit the operator to present the work thereto while holding one hand about the upper at the heel end of the last, and a shoe support movable at the will of the operator into position to engage the heel seat portion of the sole while the work is presented to the tool.

38. A machine for operating on lasted shoes having, in combination, a device for engaging a last in a shoe, a heater normally disconnected from said device, a support for the shoe, mechanism driven from a continuously operating source of power to actuate driven from a continuously operating source of power constructed and arranged to impart a series of percussional impulses to said last engaging means in a direction to force the last into the shoe.

40. A. machine for operating on shoes comprising, in combination, a member engaging a shoe, a memb r engaging a lastin I the shoe, a cam to pound one of said members, and manually-controlled means to move one of said members and thereby move the shoe and last to force the other of said members against the cam.

ll. A machineo'f the class described having, iii-combination, means for forcing a last into a shoe, and means constructed and arranged to support the heel seat of the shoe against the pressure of the last while permitting relative movement of the forepart oi"- the shoe and the last, said supporting means being former to mold the heel seat portion of the sole.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

CHARLES O. NORMANDY. 

